Button-pin



(NO Model.)

M. QUINN.

BUTTON PIN.

No. 286,222. Patented Oct. 9, 1883.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY V. QUINN, OF FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA.

BUTTON-PIN. x

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 286,222, dated October9, 1883. Application filed April '30, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

- Be it known that I, MARY V. QUINN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Faribault, in the county of Rice and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Button Pin or Fastening, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Referring to the drawing, which consists of a single figure, myinvention is shown as consisting of a piece of metal one end of which ispointed and formed into a pin and the opposite end provided with ashield or guard to receive the point of the pin, the strip being bentupon itself. The pin or button fastening may be made from any suitableblank of metal; but I prefer to construct it from suitable metallicwire. In the center of the pin portion, and equal distance from the endswhen bent, there is a curve or bend made to receive the eye or loop ofthe button, this curve or bend forming aloop when put through the clothand through the eye or loop of the button, and the point placed in theshield prevents the fastening from sliding.

With this device buttons can be attached and removed at pleasure, andthe draw being upon the center of the button pin or fastening, it is notliable to tear the cloth.

The pin or button fastening is especially use ful, as no eyelets arenecessary to be worked, and the buttons can be removed for laundrypurposes instantly.

The shield consists of aflat piece of metal bent into the desired formupon the end opposite the point, and attached to it to receive the pointof the pin. It may be constructed of any suitable blank of metal.

I claim as my inve'ntion An improved butto1i-fastener, composed of apiece of metal bent or folded centrally upon itself, one portion,forming a pin, having its end pointed and provided with an intermediatebend or loop, as shown, to receive the eye of a button, and providedwith a shield for the pin-point, all substantially as described;

MARY V. QUINN

